System and Method for Filtering Message
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US ยท United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- NHN CORP
- Publication Date
- 2008-10-23
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Abstract
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to filtering messages transmitted over a network, and in particular, to filtering messages which have been modified to elude prohibited words.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] With the development of the Internet, it has become quite convenient for users to exchange messages over the Internet. Users can exchange various forms of messages through memo, chatting, messenger, and mail functions, etc., and the exchange of messages has become an essential feature in community websites and online games.
[0003] Although message transfer services are provided for users to exchange ideas, the number of occurrences is increasing in which these services are abused, at the cost of the users or the service providers.
[0004] For example, such cases may include obscene messages transferred to random users, and transaction messages sent to users to exchange game money obtained through hacking for cash.
[0005] In prior art, such spam messages were ge...